Man working on house in West Covington dies after touching high-voltage power line

The Covington Fire Department is urging people to be careful around power cables following the death Wednesday afternoon of a man believed to have been electrocuted when he touched a high-voltage transmission line.

A man died in West Covington Wednesday afternoon after touching a high-voltage power line.(Photo: Stock photo)

The man was on a cherry picker tuck-pointing a home on Altamont Road in West Covington when he was killed, said fire Capt. Richard McFarland.

McFarland said the fire department got to the scene at about 1:40 p.m. and asked Duke Energy to turn off the power before approaching the victim. The man's name has not been released.

“Contact Duke whenever you work with electric or near electric,” McFarland said.

This is a developing story. The Enquirer will update as more information becomes available.

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